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Fantasy community turns to Fernandes in hour of need

Fantasy Premier League managers are turning to Bruno Fernandes (£11.1m) in their droves, desperate for some rare Gameweek 16 joy.

In a round where Everton and Manchester City are out of action, a number of key personnel were benched in Tuesday’s earlier fixtures and doubt hangs over the upcoming schedule, Fernandes could be the saviour for many.

No player has registered more than his total of seven double-digit hauls making him the second-most transferred-in asset for Gameweek 16.

Predictably, Fernandes starts in the number 10 role for a strong-looking Manchester United side, flanked by first-choice wingers Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.1m) while Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) comes in for Anthony Martial (£8.7m).

Alex Telles (£5.5m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) take the full-back positions off Luke Shaw (£4.8m) and the injured Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) while it’s a second consecutive start for Eric Bailly (£4.9m) alongside Harry Maguire (£5.4m).

Meanwhile, Nuno Espirito Santo has rung the changes for his Wolves line-up, perhaps handing the advantage to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Romain Saïss (£5.0m), Conor Coady (£4.9m) and Max Kilman (£4.1m) represent the best-possible back-three available to him right now in light of Willy Boly‘s (£5.4m) injury but Rayan Aït-Nouri (£5.0m) and Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.4m) are handed the wing-back slots.

Daniel Podence (£5.5m) and Fabio Silva (£5.2m) find themselves on the bench as Nuno hands the centre-forward berth to Pedro Neto (£5.9m), flanked by Vitinha (£4.8m) and Adama Traoré (£6.1m).

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Telles, Maguire, Bailly, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Kilman; Aït-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Hoever; Vitinha, Neto, Traoré.

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  1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    this has 1-0 wolves written all over it

  2. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cavani is a perfect example of a donkey in Manchester

      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, I was just trying to think of one.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Podence in trouble.

    • Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Hoever is cleaning up everything back there.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Nice

      2. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It feels like Wolves are always on this late slot. TV companies must really hate us.

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Burnley and WBA always get the 6pm Monday slot

          1. tisza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Should be the 6 am spot 🙂

        2. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          One reason Wolves go under the radar imo. Still quite an underrated team considering their recent achievements.

        3. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Can't believe I used to like Wolves. Hands down the most boring team in a league that includes Sheff Utd, Burnley and Brighton.

          1. BIG TONES
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Boring at the minute because no goal threat without Jimi

            1. jdp219
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Even with they were often a touch boring.

            2. Granville
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              With Jimi they're just as boring.

        4. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Good relaxing wind down before bed.

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Jesus christ podence is annoying. What an absolute baby

        1. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Short man mentality

            1. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Not really. He doesnt try to be a big man, on the contrary he seems to embrace being a little wuss.

          • WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Haha I think this about half the players in the prem these days

        2. Kane and Ablett
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Would I rather Spurs Fulham goes ahead when I have Kane, Dier and Son or bank the six points on my bench from Soucek and Romeu?

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            LOL

          2. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Haha

        3. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Bruno Pen Imminent

          • camarozz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            On livefpl it reads

            32 cup qualify:25?

            1. FPL.team
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              You've qualified as it stands then.

            2. KEN YA DIG IT
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Your live points are 32, 25 needed for cup qualification

              1. camarozz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Thanks guys.

            3. Don Kloppeone
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Does the qualification count hits?

              Livefpl shows qualification as 28 but I’m on 28 (-4) but shows me as 28

              1. Ragabolly
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Hits don't count for qualification

                1. Don Kloppeone
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  Thanks Ragabolly!

                  All comes down to the Spurs match now for me.

                  Not that this cup really matters!?

            4. Top Dog
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Cup qual now up to 28, going to be squeaky bum time for me

          • Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            This game has 0-0 written all over it.

          • Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Martial ignoring Bruno's instructions

            1. BIG TONES
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Don't really rate him. Runs way too hot and cold imo

          • thegaffer82
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Bruno just not quite ‘on it’ today... hence Utd just not at the races either. They are just too reliant on him

            1. WVA
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              He missed a very easy chance which would have meant 3 baps and a decent score

              1. MSTRKRFTSMN
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                That’s not really his point though

              2. thegaffer82
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Yep, and that finish from Bruno forms part of the assessment that Bruno is not on it today. His passing isn’t there either.

                He’s probably knackered from carrying Utd on his back

            2. liner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              He is tired. Ole prob plays him even in U23 matches

            3. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Its because he has to carry Pogba on his shoulders

          • Bounce
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            People with Bruno (c) and (vc) in tears.

            1. AzzaroMax99
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              why?

              1. Bounce
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Blanking

          • Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Any Bruno captainers about? Didn't see many on here

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              There was one clown claiming how most on here have missed the obvious pick

            2. Bury94
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Yeah, but only cos I captained KDB and Bruno is my vice

            3. KEN YA DIG IT
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              They will reveal themselves when bruno scores the inevitable penalty

          • Clintymints
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Pogba is trash. Lack of urgency is infuriating never mind his lack of a strong tackle

          • Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Saiss no where near the Bonus points. The 2 missed chances hurting him

          • FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            5 at the back anyone?

            1. Duke Silver ☑
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              I'd settle for 5 total players 😆

            2. WVA
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              My back five looked great a few days ago Lamptey Coufal Dallas KWP Taylor.....

          • Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            This Wolves bus parking is unbelievable. Gonna take a mistake or screamer to get a goal.

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Two boring counter relying teams.

            2. BIG TONES
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Or a pen

          • AzzaroMax99
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Guys, how Antonio played tonight? If he's finally back, he would be great pick for dgw19.

          • FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Time for Bruno penalty imo

          • Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Neto fail

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              3 points is a haul this week

            2. Orion
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Surely starts the next one

          • Footieboot
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Fabio Silva looks stoned

            1. KEN YA DIG IT
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Haha

            2. how now brown cow
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Looks like a teenage girl from the 1980s

            3. Konstaapeli
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Looks like he plays for The Strokes

          • Bury94
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Going from the West Ham game into this, not the most enthralling night of football

          • JBG
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            How do Wolves fans stay awake every match? I remember falling asleep twice during LVGs Era at Utd.

          • Duke Silver ☑
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Neto cleanie locked

          • FPL_Crisis
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            This post might age poorly but Rashford on track for 8th consecutive blank at home this season

            1. FPL_Crisis
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Haha had a feeling this would backfire!

          • Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            This is becoming a recurring theme with bruno whever he plays with pogba

            Looking just as ineffective as the shu game from and fpl point of view

            1. WVA
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              How bad has Pogba been lol

            2. Flair
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Big issue in terms of captaincy, you'll have to predict when Pogba will or won't start if you want to give Bruno the armband

          • Casual Player
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            I bought Kilman right after his last CS and have likely sold him just before his next one. Good timing.

          • cyberspace
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Well after all the hauls and this gw looking like a seriously low scoring one, I'll take 3 points.

          • Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Cavani offside goal